Revival of Forgotten Test Centurion: Another Ton Against England

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Former Test batter Kurtis Patterson has continued his rise back from the brink, notching up a century for Australia A against the England Lions in their tour match in Sydney.

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Patterson reached triple figures from 159 balls, leading the hosts to 3-187 after 59 overs at Cricket Central.

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The 31-year-old made a century in his second Test, against Sri Lanka in 2019, but has not played at the level since.

An excellent first half of the Sheffield Shield season, which included an unbeaten 167 against WA and an average of 105, helped him earned the call-up to the Aussie side.

At 18, he was the youngest batter to score a century in his Shield debut.

But Patterson nearly walked away from cricket after a poor run of form post-Covid, which saw him axed as NSW captain and dropped from the side though while retaining his state contract.

He is likely to be considered for another Aussie Test call-up should his form revival continue.

Kurtis Patterson of the Blues celebrates and acknowledges the crowd after scoring a century during the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Western Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, on December 08, 2024, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

Elsewhere on Thursday, Jayden Goodwin was dismissed for 70 (177) after fellow opener Tim Ward went for a five-ball duck, while Aaron Hardie fell soon after for 2 (6).

Other notables in the Australia A side include Josh Philippe, Will Sutherland, Xavier Bartlett and Corey Rocchiccioli.

For the England Lions, all eyes are on Rocky Flintoff, the 16-year-old son of Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff who scored a century against a Cricket Australia XI last week.